inReaders Converse About…America’s Most Literary Cities
Earlier this month, Dr. Christopher Sten, professor of English at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. wrote a guest column for inReads about why he sees Washington as the nation’s literary capital. We wanted to open the discussion up to the inReads community, so we made the topic a “Conversation of the Week,” encouraging inReaders here and on Twitter to weigh in on what city they found to be most literary. #wherewewrite
Check out some of the responses:
From Twitter:
noodlemaine
@inreads I totally believe New York #wherewewrite
charbennardo
@inreads #wherewewrite I’d guess most literary city is probably up in Alaska- can’t do much else in snowstorms!
2KoP
@inreads Chicago #wherewewrite
inmybook
@inreads I’ll say the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, home of many wonderful authors (and devoted readers) then & now
Bryce Wilson says:
I really don’t think there’s any other contender than Berkeley in America. There’s a book shop on every block. Literally. Powell’s alone would be enough to earn it the title.
Donna says:
I’ll have to say Paris; every time I read about my favorite authors there is mention of their time in that city and how she helped them evolve into the writer they were meant to be….
MOVED BY WHAT YOU READ?
Add your Thoughts below or weigh in at #wherewewrite.
Related Posts
